HAMILTON -- On Sunday, March 18, 16 students from Augustine's Martial Arts in Oneida competed in the 16th annual Colgate University Invitational Tournament hosted by Pinney's American Karate in Hamilton.

The students who participated competed in various age brackets with several other martial art schools in the areas of kata, weapons, and kumite (sparring). In total there were 10 gold medalists and four grand champions in kata; eight gold medalists and six grand champions in kumite; and one gold medalist and grand champion in weapons.

So many of Augustine's students won gold medals that at least three pairs of students had to compete against each other for the grand champion of their age bracket. Augustine's Martial Arts also won an award for most students attending the competition.